ALDI call for Leitrim applicants for 2024 Community Grants Programme

ALDI Ireland has launched its 2024 Community Grants programme, which features an expanded offering to mark 25 years of ALDI in Ireland.

ALDI is calling on charities and community organisations in Leitrim to nominate themselves for a €500 ALDI gift card by visiting their local ALDI store. 

Staff from each of ALDI’s 161 stores, its two distribution centres and corporate offices will then vote for a charity or community organisation in its local area to make the award to, enabling ALDI’s staff to help the most worthy and impactful causes they care most about in their local communities.

For 2024, to coincide with ALDI Ireland’s 25th anniversary, the retailer will also be selecting 26 charities or community groups, one per county, to receive an additional support of €2,000 worth of ALDI gift cards.

This means that ALDI’s Community Grants Programme for 2024 will amount to €137,500 of donations being provided to charitable organisations across Ireland that contribute vital work and services to their local communities.

ALDI’s Community Grants programme has donated €620,500 to over 1,000 local charity branches and community groups across Ireland since its inception in 2016. Charities and organisations have ranged from rescue teams to animal sanctuaries, disability support to mental health support, and everything in between.

Launching the campaign, Rachel Nugent, National Sustainability Manager, ALDI Ireland, said: “It is with great pride that we announce the return of our Community Grants programme for 2024, which has to date seen us distribute over €620,500 to worthy charities and community groups in every county in Ireland. Giving back to the communities we serve has always been hugely important to ALDI.”

ALDI IRFU Ambassador Paul O’Connell added: “I am delighted to be part of the announcement of ALDI’s Community Grants programme for 2024.

 “Charities and grassroots groups across the country play a critical role in the communities they serve, and ALDI’s expanded Community Grants programme is a key source of support.

“I wish all the groups applying the best of luck and applaud the valuable work they continue to do in towns, cities and villages all over Ireland.”

Operating 161 stores around Ireland, ALDI has donated a total of 3.5 million meals to FoodCloud, equating to a saving of over 1.4 million kgs of food from going to waste. 

The retailer has also raised over €1.5 million for its charity partner Barnardos since partnering in November 2020.